Live from Athens: UGA hooks Harvey-Clemons – or does it?
Bulldog Nation -- at least a portion of it -- gathers in anticipation. (Photo by M. Bradley)
Athens — Here we are at Butts-Mehre, sometimes known as Dawg Mahal, and you can cut the tension with a … well, you know. It’s Signing Day, and the biggest undecided name in Georgia’s sights is about to pledge his troth. (Or, to use a more contemporary image, don some school’s baseball cap.)
And Josh Harvey-Clemons, the linebacker from Lowndes, picked …
Georgia.
For the record, Harvey-Clemons did not do the now-tiresome hat trick. Instead he allowed his younger sister to take off one sweatshirt to reveal a red Georgia shirt underneath. Style points!
And that, you’d have to think, would ease the doubt some Bulldog fans had over this class not being ranked as highly — at least not by Rivals and Scout — as last season’s. Harvey-Clemons gives Georgia the No. 1 player (at least in somebody’s ratings) in four different states.
UPDATE: As of 3:07 p.m., Georgia hasn’t received Harvey-Clemons’ signed letter of intent. Which means he isn’t officially a Bulldog yet. Asked about the holdup, recruiting coordinator Rodney Garner said an hour ago: “Sometimes you have to wait.”
By Mark Bradley
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436 comments Add your comment
GTBob
February 1st, 2012
1:14 pm
How many do you guys have? You don’t even know because you are too busy hating us to be a fan of your own team. Typical loser mentality.
2 four stars, no five stars. I will be surprised if Tech ever signs a five star again.
DawgInaTruck
February 1st, 2012
1:15 pm
2012, do you know what a pen is?
Heath
February 1st, 2012
1:16 pm
Terry, he’s mad, Bro.
30326
February 1st, 2012
1:24 pm
12 is the most delusional blogger/troll on here today. Thinking he is getting in his stabs at us. Poor lil popsicle licker must not have classes until later at GT?
Terry
February 1st, 2012
1:29 pm
4 no. 1 ranked classes in 5 years, And even with all those top rank classes, y’all loss three games in 2010, sounds like Saban just got out coached, but you can call it a slip if you want to.
Jerry
February 1st, 2012
1:30 pm
Hey, does anyone know who Bama got.
harold
February 1st, 2012
1:30 pm
DOESN’T MATTER. UGA IS NOT A CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM AND RICHT IS NOT A CHAMPIONSHIP COACH. WITH AN AVERAGE STAFF AND RICHT NOT “MAN ENOUGH” TO FIRE BOBO UGA WILL CONTINUE TO FLOUNDER.
BUT THEY CAN “DREAM!”
30326
February 1st, 2012
1:31 pm
Wait, wait, wait…12 is trying to squeeze out another non-witty come back.
corkylovesbeer
February 1st, 2012
1:33 pm
How is the coffee mark
Erkel
February 1st, 2012
1:34 pm
Terry- how about translating what you were attempting to write in your last blog comment into english?
Big Crimson 75
February 1st, 2012
1:34 pm
Uh-oh, the anti- over-signing argument is going on at ESPN. Even David Pollack, uga grad, said its not fair for players to flip verbals on programs, but coaches have no wiggle room on the # of scholly’s offered.
Roll Tide #1 class again.
Congrats to all the players in the SE signing with their dream schools. Wish y’all well. Especially, the ones coming to T-Town.
WDE
February 1st, 2012
1:34 pm
@4 no. 1 ranked classes in 5 years I just saw Bama ranked 2nd behind Texas , not that means jack..and kudo’s on your class this year.
Alphare
February 1st, 2012
1:37 pm
Be careful, you may end up with another top 10 class.
You should know what that might do for your program.
Whiskey Breath
February 1st, 2012
1:55 pm
Did Saban get the best players in Georgia? How does that happen?
However, Georgia is morally superior, just ask them.
Big Crimson 75
February 1st, 2012
1:56 pm
Fla has had most disappointing day!!!
followed closely by the Barn!! hahahaha
Barn loses Kwon to LSU.
Love Bama’s class. Ragland is a monster.
RAmma Bama
February 1st, 2012
1:58 pm
Alabama cleaned up with the top players in GA and Alabama!!! Saban—recruiting master!!! Going for #15 in 2012.
Big Crimson 75
February 1st, 2012
2:00 pm
It’s official — Landon Collins to Alabama !!!!!!
Done. Get on board Mom, or hit the highway. Choice is yours.
Collins & Williams @ safety in a couple years!!!! fughetaboutit
Ron D
February 1st, 2012
2:01 pm
This signing class seems taller than the existing U.GA basketball team!
Terry
February 1st, 2012
2:03 pm
Erkel, Did not know your blog handle was – (4 no. 1 ranked classes in 5 years) – but with a blog handle name like Erkel, say it all, and if it needs translating it just means your to low witted to get it. LOL
2012 Preseason Fulmer Cup Champs
February 1st, 2012
2:03 pm
Anyone know how long it will be before UGAG is relevant in anything other than women’s gymnastics?
J.J.M.
February 1st, 2012
2:06 pm
wow…
Steve
February 1st, 2012
2:07 pm
2012 is STILL here? Wow, I was right about not having a life. Poor little boy.
Not UGA
February 1st, 2012
2:08 pm
Avery Young to Auburn
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
February 1st, 2012
2:08 pm
@Steve
So what are you still doing here?
corkylovesbeer
February 1st, 2012
2:09 pm
funny, how many bama fans are here on ga blog..bama might have a nick saban and 20 national championships but you are from bama…where your cell phone barely works in bryant-denny stadium
http://blog.al.com/wire/2012/02/ua_board_considers_plan_for_im.html
2012 Preseason Fulmer Cup Champs
February 1st, 2012
2:09 pm
“Avery Young to Auburn”
And Ricardo Louis.
Steve
February 1st, 2012
2:12 pm
I have been checking back on and off. Little 2012 has been on here non-stop since 8AM. Quite pathetic.
Micheal
February 1st, 2012
2:12 pm
A sad ending to a very promising morning, oh well more motivation for UGA to beat those guys.
harold
February 1st, 2012
2:12 pm
ALABAMA AND SABAN ARE JUST GOING “BUCK-WILD!” WHAT A CLASS.
UGA OK….UGA IS TRAINING BAMA AND COMPANY. BUT UGA IS NOT A CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM. THEY” DREAM” ABOUT IT THOUGH….
2012 Preseason Fulmer Cup Champs
February 1st, 2012
2:15 pm
“I have been checking back on and off. Little 2012 has been on here non-stop since 8AM. Quite pathetic.”
And so have you, litte fella.
TampaGator
February 1st, 2012
2:17 pm
Crimson….
Florida stole Dante Fowler from FSU and will finish with a top 5 class. Hardly a disappointing day. JHC was never headed to Florida. Losing Agholor to USC was a foregone conclusion. The only disappointment TODAY was Howard signing with Miami. The Gators MUST get Diggs however.
bammer
February 1st, 2012
2:21 pm
Cellphone coverage is more important than football to corkylovesbeer. Don’t ya’ll have a sewer running beneath your stadium?
Ernest T. Bass
February 1st, 2012
2:24 pm
With the Dawson kid things are shaping up nicely.
And so have you, litte fella.
Difference is he is a UGA fan. You arent but are on a UGA site.
Do they have newspapers or the internet in Alabama?
bammer
February 1st, 2012
2:25 pm
Where is UGA Insider? Not ONE damn thing he said came to pass.
Gator Gator
February 1st, 2012
2:29 pm
Live and die for the Gators but I must admit I am unimpressed with our effort today. The immediate future in the Swamp looks like more like last year. Our most important signee will the position of Coach. Oh, well, next year and meanwhile FSU is looking like the beast of the Sunshine State.
Gorilla Biscuit
February 1st, 2012
2:30 pm
“Don’t ya’ll have a sewer running beneath your stadium?”
Better than having outhouses in the concourses.
Gorilla Biscuit
February 1st, 2012
2:32 pm
Lots of GnaTs posing as Elephants today.
Big Crimson 75
February 1st, 2012
2:34 pm
Dabo is something else…..Ray “gump” Goff clone!!
We still love ya Dabo !! Once a Tide-man always a Tide-man.
Tide fans, — gotta love the likes of Collins, Williams, Ragland(my fav), Yeldon…etc,
but, these are the guys I’m looking at :
-QB Alec Morris, better than P. Ely & I think better than McElroy.
-Geno Smith, can play corner for us NEXT year!
-Darren Lake, I’m telling y’all this guy is a beast. The next Dareus.
I was a little worried about our D-Line situation, but we end with Tomlinson & Kirrven to add to the early recruits. Not to shabby !!!
RTR
Jimmy Crack
February 1st, 2012
2:35 pm
What’s up with JHC and his LOI being held by his family???
Deuce and a Half
February 1st, 2012
2:36 pm
Did anybody sign Ricky Tidwell’s Mama?
Big Crimson 75
February 1st, 2012
2:40 pm
Wow !!! Schalbaugh says Clemons to UGA not a done deal
J.J.M.
February 1st, 2012
2:40 pm
his grandfather wont sign the papers…selfish parents wont let their kids grown up
Hollywould
February 1st, 2012
2:40 pm
Nice comeback for my Tigers with Young and Louis. Was looking very slow. 5 offensive lineman this year. Definately what we needed. War Eagle
Jimmy Crack
February 1st, 2012
2:44 pm
Grandpa got some under the table Saban money to gum up the works.
Gorilla Biscuit
February 1st, 2012
2:49 pm
Quick, somebody whack JHC’s grandpa.
@Terry
February 1st, 2012
2:52 pm
Pure genius: a team wins two national titles in 3 years and you find a way to make a negative. How ’bout them dawgs only losing three games and two national championships; bet you would be mighty satisfied, bro. RTR!!!
Deuce and a Half
February 1st, 2012
2:54 pm
Headed to the kitchen. Anybody want anything?
2012 Preseason Fulmer Cup Champs
February 1st, 2012
2:56 pm
Uh oh, dawg fans.
Auburn picking up steam
Auburn is closing signing day with a flurry and doing some serious damage in South Florida.
In a span of a few minutes on Wednesday, the Tigers got the news that a pair of ESPNU 150 players — offensive tackle Avery Young of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and receiver Ricardo Louis of Miami Beach — would be playing their college football on the Plains.
The 6-5, 292-pound Young is ranked by ESPN as the No. 8 offensive tackle in the country. He picked Auburn over Florida and Georgia.
The 6-2, 200-pound Louis is ranked by ESPN as the No. 5 athlete in the country. He had been committed to Auburn since the spring, but then briefly committed to Florida State after Gus Malzahn left for the Arkansas State head coaching job . So the Tigers were ecstatic to hold onto Louis.
Auburn needs playmakers at the receiver position, which makes the addition of Louis and JaQuay Williams all the more important for the Tigers.
ESPN
Jimmy Crack
February 1st, 2012
2:58 pm
Dead Tree Troll, nobody cares about the 3rd best team in the SEC West.
Rock(y) Bottom Tennessee
February 1st, 2012
2:58 pm
No Vol fans this year. How’s that Dooley hire going?